COVID-19 RESULTS

RESULTS - COVID-19

Peer-reviewed publications

Relationship Between Sexual Behaviors with Non-committed Relationship Partners and COVID-19 Restrictions and Notification Rates: Results from a Longitudinal Study of Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia

Storer D, Prestage G, McManus H, Maher L, Bavinton BR, Ellard J, Jin F, Philpot S, Holt M, Saxton P, Haire B, Murphy D, Hammoud MA.

Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 2022 May

COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Its Impacts in a Cohort of Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia

Prestage G, Storer D, Jin F, Haire B, Maher L, Philpot S, Bavinton B, Saxton P, Murphy D, Holt M, Bourne A, Hammoud MA.

AIDS and Behavior, 2022 February

How to have sex in a pandemic: the development of strategies to prevent COVID-19 transmission in sexual encounters among gay and bisexual men in Australia

Murphy D, Ellard J, Maher L, Saxton P, Holt M, Haire B, Grulich A, Bavinton B, Philpot S, Bourne A, Storer D, Jin F, Hammoud M, Prestage G.

Culture, Health and Sexuality, 2022 February

Increase in Depression and Anxiety Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men During COVID-19 Restrictions: Findings from a Prospective Online Cohort Study

Bavinton BR, Chan C, Hammoud MA, Maher L, Haire B, Degenhardt L, Holt M, Lea T, Bath N, Storer D, Jin F, Grulich AE, Bourne A, Saxton P, Prestage GP, Murphy D, Mackie B, Batrouney C, Ellard J, Grierson J, Pastorelli M.

Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2022 January

Qualitative Findings on the Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Australian Gay and Bisexual Men: Community Belonging and Mental Well-being.

Philpot SP, Holt M, Murphy D, Haire B, Prestage G, Maher L, Bavinton BR, Hammoud MA, Jin F, Bourne A.

Qualitative Health Research, 2021 August.

Substantial decline in use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) following introduction of COVID-19 physical distancing restrictions in Australia: Results from a prospective observational study of gay and bisexual men.
Hammoud MA, Grulich A, Holt M, Maher L, Murphy D, Jin F, Bavinton B, Haire B, Ellard J, Vaccher S, Saxton P, Bourne A, Degenhardt L, Storer D, Prestage G.

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 2020 October.

Physical distancing due to COVID-19 disrupts sexual behaviours among gay and bisexual men in Australia: Implications for trends in HIV and other sexually transmissible infections

Hammoud MA, Maher L, Holt M, Degenhardt L, Jin J, Murphy D, Bavinton B, Grulich A, Lea T, Haire B, Bourne A, Saxton P, Vaccher S, Ellard J, Mackie B, Batrouney C, Bath N, Prestage G.

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 2020 July.

Flux COVID-19 baseline report

This is a report on the baseline data from the Flux Study COVID-19 Diary. The report
summarises data collected during April 2020 on sexual behaviours, use of pre-exposure
prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), drug use, mental health, testing for COVID-19 and social connectedness among gay and bisexual men in Australia.

Flux COVID-19 Baseline Report

Storer D, Hammoud MA, Bavinton B, Bourne, A, Degenhardt L, Grulich A, Haire B, Holt M, Jin F, Lea T, Maher L, Murphy D, Philpot S, Saxton P, Bath N, Ellard J, Mackie B, Batrouney C, Prestage G.

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Writing diaries every week for a year to fight COVID-19

Flux COVID-19 monthly reports - NSW

Over the life of the study we are producing monthly reports to track changes in gay and bisexual men's lives as they are impacted by COVID-19. This includes sexual behaviours and practices, mental health and resilience, social connection and health-seeking behaviours. Each report will be accessible below as it becomes available.